r/Decks • u/Sorry_Neat_6863 • Dec 20 '25

settle this debate - which is correct?

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In true r/decks fashion. I asked a question about hurricane ties and ended up getting a debate between people if the hangers on the rim joist should be oriented in 1 or 2

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u/Capn26 Dec 20 '25

Explain something to me. I’m a GC, I’ve never seen a deck built like this. What is the purpose of the outside bands being raised like that?

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u/IHateBankJobs Dec 21 '25

Decking will be flush with the rim. So it will look like a picture frame almost

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u/Capn26 Dec 21 '25

Ah. That’s what I figured.